Crossing the Border: The Depiction of India in Ian McDonald's River of Gods and Cyberabad Days

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dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, Suparno
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-05T17:12:33Z
dc.date.available2019-04-05T17:12:33Z
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.description.abstractIn this article I argue that Northern Irish author Ian McDonald's works, River of Gods (2004) and Cyberabad Days (2008), set in India deviate from the prevalent Orientalism of mainstream Western science fiction. Drawing on Shameem Black and Peter Heehs's theories of cross-cultural representation, I claim that despite its flaws the empathetic approach McDonald employs is very appropriate for border-crossing literature in this era of globalization. In this context, I posit that while a deep understanding of the culture is necessary for effective representation, overdependence on "native informants" may actually lead to fallacious expectations.
dc.description.departmentEnglish
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dc.format.extent18 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationBanerjee, S. (2016). Crossing the Border: The Depiction of India in Ian McDonald's River of Gods and Cyberabad Days. Science Fiction Studies, 43(3), pp. 496-513.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5621/sciefictstud.43.3.0496
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/7962
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSF-TH Inc., DePauw University
dc.sourceScience Fiction Studies, 2016, Vol. 43, Issue 3, pp. 496-513, Greencastle, IN: SF-TH Inc., DePauw University.
dc.subjectscience fiction
dc.subjectliterature
dc.subjectRiver of Gods
dc.subjectCyberabad Days
dc.subjectMcDonald, Ian
dc.subjectBlack, Shameem
dc.subjectHeehs, Peter
dc.subjectEnglish
dc.titleCrossing the Border: The Depiction of India in Ian McDonald's River of Gods and Cyberabad Days
dc.typeArticle

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